Clinton, Mo., man allegedly pointed a gun at an officer. He was shot in return.

A Clinton man is recovering after being shot by a police officer after the suspect allegedly pointed a gun at the officer.

Danny Lee Jones, 35, was arrested late Friday on suspicion of first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer and armed criminal action.

According to Clinton Police, Jones was taken by ambulance to Research Medical Center in Kansas City where he was treated for a gunshot wound and then admitted to the hospital for an illness unrelated to the wound.

The officer was not injured and was placed on routine paid administrative leave, authorities said.

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According to police, a Clinton police officer confronted a man who was standing on a second-story balcony at a home in Clinton. When the man raised a gun and pointed it at the officer the man was shot in the leg.

Officers took the man into custody and rendered medical aid until an ambulance arrived.